EJToday: Top Headlines

Governments Meet To Talk About Amazon Rainforest. Why Is It So Important? [9]

"The Amazon rainforest is a massive area, twice the size of India and sprawling across eight countries and one territory. It’s a crucial carbon sink for the climate, has about 20% of the world’s freshwater reserves and boasts astounding biodiversity, including 16,000 known tree species."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [11]
Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [14]
Government [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Public [18]
South America [19]
Source: AP [20], 08/07/2023
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"Paris Olympics Swimming Test Event In Seine Canceled Due To Pollution" [21]

"Excessive pollution in Paris' Seine River forced organizers to cancel a pre-Olympics test swimming competition due to take place on Sunday, the sport's international federation said."

Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [18]
Europe [24]
Source: AFP [25], 08/07/2023
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"New Chemical Reviews Still Inconsistent EPA Watchdog Finds" [26]

"The EPA’s decisions about whether new chemicals can be produced remain inconsistent despite improvements the agency has made, the agency’s inspector general said in a report urging further efforts."

Chemicals [27]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [29], 08/04/2023
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"BLM Proposes End To New Oil Leases On 1.6M Acres In Colorado" [30]

"The Bureau of Land Management proposed Thursday removing more than a million acres of public lands in Colorado from future oil and gas leasing, while also designating tens of thousands of acres of new protected areas in the western part of the state as part of an effort to resolve a series of legal challenges from environmental groups."

Energy & Fuel [31]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [28]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
Source: E&E News [33], 08/04/2023
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The Far Right Has a ‘Battle Plan’ to Undo Climate Progress If Trump Wins [34]

"Far-right conservative groups are promoting a sprawling “battle plan” to obstruct and undo the federal government’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis, with hopes of quickly enacting a series of sweeping changes if Donald Trump, or any other Republican, gets elected as president next year."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 08/04/2023
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Homeless Struggle To Survive Record Temperatures In Blistering Phoenix [37]

"Homeless in America’s hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood was laid out for days inside his makeshift dwelling, struggling to breath, nauseous and vomiting."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [38]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Justice [39]
People & Population [40]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [28]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [41]
Source: AP [42], 08/04/2023
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EPA Rejects Alabama Coal Ash Plan; Could Force Utilities To Dig Out Ponds [43]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the first steps toward revoking Alabama’s coal ash permitting plan, saying the state’s plan does not do enough to protect rivers and drinking water from toxins."

Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [35]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: Birmingham News [45], 08/04/2023
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Chemical Companies’ PFAS Payouts Are Huge – But The Problem Is Even Bigger [46]

"When the chemical giant 3M agreed in early June to pay up to $12.5bn to settle a lawsuit over PFAS contamination in water systems across the nation, it was hailed by attorneys as “the largest drinking water settlement in American history”, and viewed as a significant win for the public in the battle against toxic “forever chemicals”.

Chemicals [27]
Consumer [47]
Environmental Health [35]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Guardian [48], 08/04/2023
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"Growing Number Of Sewage Monitors In England’s Bathing Waters ‘Broken’" [49]

"New analysis of Environment Agency data by Lib Dems shows more than 100 systems are faulty"

"An increasing number of sewage monitors in England’s swimming spots are broken, new analysis has shown, meaning unknown quantities of raw sewage may be present in bathing waters.

New analysis of 2022 Environment Agency data by the Liberal Democrats has shown that more than 100 sewage monitors in bathing waters were faulty. This is an increase on 2021, when 88 of the monitors were broken.
Environmental Health [35]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [18]
Europe [24]
Source: Guardian [50], 08/04/2023
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"Takin’ Out The Trash: How Do Transnational Waste Traffickers Operate?" [51]

"Sneaky use of waste codes, fake documentation, corruption and taking advantage of control loopholes are among the many ways waste is illegally trafficked to countries with more competitive rates and lower environmental standards."

Laws & Regulations [16]
Waste [52]
Public [18]
International [53]
Source: Mongabay [54], 08/04/2023
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"Republicans Want To Plant A Trillion Trees. Scientists Are Skeptical." [55]

"New research casts doubt on the climate strategy pushed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other GOP leaders".

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Washington Post [56], 08/04/2023
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Big Waves Becoming More Common Off California As Earth Warms: New Research [57]

"Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet (about 4 meters) tall is becoming more common off California’s coast as the planet warms, according to innovative new research that tracked the increasing height from historical data gathered over the past 90 years."

Climate Change [12]
Consumer [47]
Transportation [58]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [18]
California [59]
Source: AP [60], 08/04/2023
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Former DOJ Environment Chief Described As Co-Conspirator in Indictment [61]

"In criminally charging former president Donald Trump for his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, federal prosecutors allege that Trump enlisted six co-conspirators to “assist him in his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power.”

Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Washington Post [62], 08/03/2023
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"Climate Change Made July Hotter For Almost Every Human On Earth" [63]

"Human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth, with more than 2 billion people feeling climate change-boosted warmth daily, according to a flash study."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [38]
Environmental Health [35]
People & Population [40]
Public [18]
International [53]
Source: AP [64], 08/03/2023
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6 Months After E. Palestine Derailment, Congress Is Deadlocked On Safety [65]

"Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger disasters. Both parties agreed that a legislative response was needed. Yet six months after life was upended in East Palestine, little has changed."

Chemicals [27]
Disasters [38]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [66]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Transportation [58]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: AP [67], 08/03/2023
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